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Taking that first step
Zeena Al-Wardi PCQI, Quality Assurance Specialist at Shubber Scientific Bureau in Iraq, recently became a member of the CQI. Here, she shares her journey into quality and its important role in safeguarding the present – and building for the future.
Beyond checklists: embedding quality in the everyday
Susan Samaroo CQP MCQI, Principal Auditor and Group QHSE Manager, makes the case for why quality must shed its ‘checklist’ image to become an integral part of every organisation.
Bring back Friday Pie!
Do we now waste food for fear of the consequences? Caitlin McArthur, Audit and Compliance Manager at Sodexo, draws on her experiences as she asks, how do we reduce waste without creating risks?
The quality profession – beyond the audit
Aisha Sallahdeen, Associate Quality Manager and Quality Excellence Lead at Mott MacDonald, offers a call to action for us all in driving forward the quality profession.
Realising the power of digital auditing to increase corporate value
As part of the work of the CQI’s Audit special interest group, Ian Rosam CQI MCQI of Deep Fathom has produced a guide for quality professionals on the power of digital auditing, with special reference to the future of auditing.
The path of continual improvement
Rasoul Aivazi, a committee member of the CQI’s Audit, Deming, and Digital Transformation special interest groups (SIG) and Chair of the CQI’s Audit and Deming SIG subcommittees in Japan, looks at the convergence of Kaizen, Katana swordmaking and Deming’s quality teachings.
Culture is reflected in the rules
Ryan Renard CQP FCQI considers the rules created by quality and how we perceive them.
The craftsmanship of Katana
In the next article in the series, IRCA-certified Associate Auditor and International Project Quality Lead Rasoul Aivazi continues his exploration of Monozukuri and Kaizen as they apply to the art of katana, as outlined in Part 7 of the series.
Katana, Kaizen, and Deming's quality teachings in Japan
Continuing the 'Exploring hidden dimensions' series, IRCA-certified Associate Auditor and International Project Quality Lead Rasoul Aivazi explores two foundational quality concepts – Monozukuri and Kaizen.
Quality re-imagined
Software quality assurance manager Ramesh Mahadevan examines how the quality profession has gone on a cyclical journey from performance to compliance – and back again.
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